Bicycle attachment



N0. 609,857. Patented Aug. 30, I898. E. M. WEST.

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Aug. 80, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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EDWARD M. wEsT, OF BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY.

BICYC LE ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part .of Letters Patent No. 609,857, dated August 30, 1898.

Application filed August 30;1897. Serial No. 649,931. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, EDWARD lVLWEST, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Bridgeton, in the county of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle Attachments,of whichthe following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to bicycle attachments, and more particularly to attachments to the rear wheel.

The object of this invention is to provide a carriage or cart to be connected to the rear wheel of the bicycle in such a manner that the rider will find no inconvenience in riding while the same is attached thereto.

Another object of this invention is to provide an exceedingly cheap and simple construction of a carriage or chair that will afford the comfortable seating room for one or more children.

With these objects in View my invention consists in the particular construction of the various parts and the novel manner of arrangement of said parts, all of which will be described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. p

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my complete attachment. Fig. 2 is a view showing the construction of the frame. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail View of the connectinglink.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A represents a tube having arms bent at right angles thereto at any desired distance apart and extending up an equal height and bent upon themselves, so as to form loops B, the ends of which extend down even with the horizontal tube A and are provided with enlarged portions 0, having longitudinal slots a therein, registering with the apertures 11 in the arms.

The loops D are made of flat metal strips or tubing, having their sides somewhat curved and the outer sides provided with longitudinal slots 0 in the center thereof. The inner sides are provided with apertures d and oppositelydisposed projections E, having apertures c and therein. The rear ends are provided with apertures g and the front ends with apertures h, also lugs F, formed thereon, projecting at an angle less than a right angle .vided with a recess orslot 2', adapted to en= gage the lugs F, and an aperture to register with the aperture 2', through which the bolts L pass and rigidly secure the same thereto. The other end is flattened, as shown at J, and provided with an aperture m.

The connecting-links K, which are formed of right-angular pieces, have apertures 47. in one end thereof adapted to engage the axle of the rear wheel and a slot or recess 0 in the other end adapted to engage the flattened portion J of the arms I. The apertures m, registering with the apertures 19,, are adapted to receive a bolt, which pivot-ally connects the link thereto.

Semicircular hoops or strips L are rigidly secured to the loops B and D by bolts passing through the same and the apertures h, g, and g and adapted to support a suitable wheelfender,which may be made in any form desired, it being necessary to cover only the upper half of the inner sides of the wheels. Secured uponthe arms or projections E by bolts passing through the body of the same and the apertures e and f is the carriage or chair M,

adapted to seat one or more children.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my attachment will be obvious,and further description is deemed unnecessary.

I claim 1. In a bicycle attaohment,the combination of a two-wheel vehicle having a frame consisting of a transverse tube, the ends of which are bent so as to form half-loops extending upward and at right angles thereto, of horizontal loops secured at right angles to the half-loop, of a lug formed upon oneend of the said loops, the said lug adapted to sup port a detachable arm,-the said arm having a connectingdink, of wheels mounted within the said loops and half-loop, substantially as shown and described.

IO lugs, connecting-links pivotally secured to the said arms and adapted to be rigidly secured to the axle of the rear wheel of a bicycle,wheels mounted upon the said axles within the said loops and half-loops, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

EDWARD M. WEST.

Witnesses:

OWEN H. FOWLER, 'GOOPER H. BENNETT. 

